Super Rugby

Highlanders CEO Roger Clark has confirmed that last year’s Super Rugby champions are pursuing the services of current Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt. Talking to Tony Veitch, Clark said they had called the former Blues assistant coach and that his potential comeback to New Zealand could provide him with an opportunity to take the All Blacks head coach job when …

Springbok looks Eben Etzebeth and Lood de Jager are so fired up for the arrival of Ireland next month they started throwing punches at each other… [adsenseyu2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PkCwyypw5Q [adsenseyu4]

Sonny Bill Williams has agreed to stay in New Zealand and has signed what is thought to be a three-year deal that will take him through to the 2019 World Cup. Having switched between league and rugby twice since 2008, Williams is determined to make it to a third World Cup with the All Blacks. He has rejected offers to …

The much maligned Pro12 competition may come in for plenty of flak, but could Super Rugby be an even more embarrassing mess? The Pro12 has come in for plenty of criticism during its time, with claims that teams didn’t take it seriously whilst the top clubs were guaranteed entry into the Heineken Cup, and concerns over the standard of competition …